Have fun in the board game cafe, Snakes & Lattes!

If you don't come up with what to do while hanging out with your friend in Toronto, go to Snakes & Lattes!

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Snakes & Lattes is a first and biggest board game cafe, which established in 2010 in Toronto. Currently there are three locations in Toronto and four in the US.

There are many games in the cafe: board games, card games, and so on. According to Snakes & Lattes, they collected more than 3,000 games. I'm sure that you can find your favorite game!

Maybe you haven't played a game a lot ― Don't worry! Trained "game gurus" can teach you the rule. So you can try any game you've never played!

The color label on the game will help you choose which game to play. The cafe is taking traffic light system: green, yellow and red. These labels give an indication of how difficult the game is and how much help the game gurus can give.

In addition, there is a blue label which indicate the game is for two players. If you go there with your boy/girlfriend, you can choose the game with 

The game which became my favorite is "Century: Spice Road". 

when playing "Century: Spice Road"

Because all of us was new to this game, we asked the rule to a game guru. He taught us so kindly! The game was interesting because we have to use our brain a lot.

Not only games, but there are many different types of food and drinks, including alcohol. You can enjoy playing a game with eating and drinking! 

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I tried cafe latte. It was pretty and tasted good! I would like to try food menu next time!

Check the menu of Snakes & Lattes Annex from here: Annex Menu — SNAKES & LATTES (snakesandlattes.com)

Moreover, you don't have to worry about time. You can stay as long as you want! It closes between 11pm to 2am, so you can chill out until night. 

Overall, Snakes & Lattes is the really good spot to have fun with your friends and family! I hope you visit there :)

Homepage: SNAKES & LATTES | Homepage (snakesandlattes.com)

Location (in Toronto)

SNAKES & LATTES ANNEX: 600 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON

SNAKES & LATTES COLLEGE: 489 College St, Toronto, ON

SNAKES & LATTES MIDTOWN: 45 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Art Gallery of Ontario located near Saint Patrick station is one of the famous galleries in Toronto. If you like arts, you should go there!!

This monument design in front of the building is sometimes changed depending on events
(when I went there, it was basketball season).

Good for us, every Wednesday night (6 pm to 9 pm) is free.
Besides, age 25 and under can get AGO annual pass for free.
Visit the website for more detail.
https://ago.ca/visitor-information/ago-annual-pass#25andunder

They have a lot of kinds of exhibitions, for instance, modern arts, europian arts, sculptures…almost paintings.
Sometimes they held a special exhibition.
When I went there, the exhibition of “Yaoi Kusama” a famous Japanese artist was held.
If you want to see a special exhibition, you have to register at the entrance beforehand.


The room design is also unique and impressive.

When you visit, a small bag is preferred for taking.
If you have a big bag like a backpack, you have to line up in a big queue for the security check.

Visit AGO to see a bunch of great arts!!!

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

The summer in Canada is shorter than in Japan. Do you want to enjoy the summer in Toronto?? You should go to the Canadian National Exhibition!!! 

CNE is the biggest summer event in Toronto. It’s held from mid-August to Labour Day (18 days) at Exhibition Place located near Ontario Lake.
This fair is a carnival including a shopping area, exhibitions, live entertainment, a large carnival midway with rides, foods, etc…
It is so exciting and I’m sure it’s going to be a pretty good memory in Toronto.

The main entertainment of CNE is rides and food.
When you’d like to ride, you have to have coupon tickets or a daily pass.
Every ride is defined that how many coupons do you need when you ride (almost 5 or 6 per one person),
but If you have a daily ticket, you can ride whatever you want without coupon tickets.
You can buy tickets online or at the entrance (online is cheaper if you get it early).
There are two kinds of the ticket, Admission Pass and Ride All Day Pass (including admission fee and unlimited rides).
Or there is also fast pass that is a bit expensive.
That’s a good way if you don’t have enough time because CNE is really busy.
https://theex.com

Daytime is good as the picture I posted, and night time is also pretty good as well.
The night of CNE is really famous for its colorful night.
Every food track and rides are lighted with electric spectaculars, so it is going to be more crowded when it is getting dark.
The atmosphere is so exciting and you could feel that you were in a movie world.

There is one word of caution, almost food tracks accept only cash, so don’t forget to take it.

Enjoy your summer!! :)